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NCLEX Nutrition

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






2. What illness is a direct result of vitamin D deficiency?






3. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






4. When does BMR decrease?






5. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?






6. How much grains are to be eaten per day?






7. How much meat/beans should be eaten?






8. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?






9. If patient. has beriberi - or wernicke korsakoff syndrome what type of foods would be needed?






10. What is normal albumin levels?






11. What does basal metabolic rate BMR calculate?






12. These cannot be synthesized by body and must be obtained by diet






13. Protein stores show short term changes of which lab value






14. What foods are needed for this deficiency of nutritional anemia - or neural tube defects?






15. What water soluble vitamins are easily excreted from body?






16. Where can you get more vitamin D?






17. What color vegetables are to be consumed more of?






18. What are healthy sources of fats?






19. What function is vitamin D?






20. These nutrients required for proper growth - development - body repair - fluid and electrolyte balance - produce enzymes - hormones and antibodies






21. When does BMR increase?






22. What is RDA of protein?






23. Good overall indicator of nutritional status becaUse of long half life and maintain until malnutrtion occurs






24. How long should a food record or journal is analyzed for nutrient content?






25. What is normal BMI?






26. How much milk is to be consumed per day?






27. How many cal/gram are carbohydrates?






28. What is the recording tool for all foods/beverages consumed in last 24 hours includes time - location - portion?






29. What blood levels are checked for decrease in iron?






30. If protein stores become depleted which can neagatively affect immune system of which lab value






31. How much sodium may be consumed per day?






32. If patient. is deficient with this vitamin - what foods will help scurvy or bleeding gums?






33. What foods are good sources of carbohydrates?






34. What foods are good if patient. is vitamin A defecient and/or suffer from night blindness or xeropthalmia?






35. This tool assesses each body system for nutrent excess or deficiency






36. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins






37. What foods are needed for pellegra - dermatitis - diarrhea - and dementia?






38. What vitamin can helps with blood clotting?






39. What is the function of vitamin E?






40. The higher the BMR a client has --






41. Waist circumference correlates apple versus pear body type and reflects risk pattern for disease






42. How many calories/gram is protein?






43. How much vegetables are to be eaten per day?






44. What type of patients are to utilize nutritional screening initiatives NSI?






45. What milk products are avoided in the pyramid and not a good supply of calcium?






46. What function is vitamin A?






47. What type of fat is to kept to an all time low for consumption?






48. How much fruit is to be eaten/day?






49. Where can you find good sources of vitamin E?






50. Sources of fats